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Recruiting a challenge for Montana manufacturers

One of HCR’s http://www.hcr-inc.com/ biggest challenges is finding workers, Jackson said. The company currently has 31 employees.

HCR usually needs employees who have basic mechanical skills. The company typically has to train the workers it hires.

"We do have a difficult time, I would say, finding skilled labor," Jackson said. "You don’t necessarily find the skill set, but you find the aptitude and that person is trainable."

Hiring has been particularly hard recently because HCR is competing with the Bakken oil field where workers can make three of four time as much money.

While hiring is difficult, HCR has never considered moving.

"I’d never consider living anywhere else," Jackson said.

Manufacturing companies in Lewistown

•Allied Steel — Fabricates structural metal. http://allied-steel-plant.hub.biz/

•HCR, Inc. — Manufactures cooler and freezer doors that use an air curtain, rather than a door, to keep cool air in and hot air out. http://www.hcr-inc.com/

•Hi-Heat Industries — Manufactures electric heating elements for industrial applications. The heaters are commonly used at cellular sites and in the boxes near stoplights. Both have battery back-up systems and the heaters are used to keep the batteries warm. http://www.hiheat.com/

•Mid-State Signs — Makes signage and promotional material. http://midstatesigns.com/

•Spika Welding — Manufactures platforms to be used while working on aircraft or manufacturing equipment. http://www.spikawelding.com/

•Prairie Kraft Specialties — Makes log structures http://www.pkscabins.com/

•Rocky Mountain Cookware — Manufactures die-stamped steel griddles and broilers made for the restaurant industry as well as home, RV, recreational, camping and outfitter use. http://www.rockymountaincookware.com/

Erin Madison, [email protected]

Full Story: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/money/2015/02/22/recruiting-challenge-montana-manufacturers/23506571/

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